עָרָהʻârâh

עָרָה: be naked, bare

Pronunciation: aw-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6168

Meanings

Pi`el

1. lay bare (Isaiah 3:17; Isaiah 22:6; Zephaniah 2:14)

2. lay bare, empty, by removing contents (Genesis 24:20; 2 Chronicles 24:11)

3. pour out (Psalms 141:8)

Hiph`il

1. make naked (Leviticus 20:18; Leviticus 20:19)

2. pour out, (figurative for slay, compare Qal 3) (Isaiah 53:12)

Niph`al: passive of Hiph`il 2 (Isaiah 32:15)

Hithpa`el

1. make thyself naked (Lamentations 4:21)

2. usually pouring himself, i.e. spreading himself out (Psalms 37:35)

: dishonour (Ezra 4:14)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 24:20 So she quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw water for all his camels.
  • Leviticus 20:18 “If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, both of them must be cut off from the community, for together they have exposed the source of her blood flow.
  • Leviticus 20:19 “Do not have sexual relations with your aunt, whether your mother’s sister or your father’s sister. This would dishonor a close relative. Both parties are guilty and will be punished for their sin.
  • 2 Chronicles 24:11 Whenever the chest became full, the Levites would carry it to the king’s officials. Then the court secretary and an officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and take it back to the Temple again. This went on day after day, and a large amount of money was collected.
  • Psalms 37:35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
  • Psalms 137:7 O Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. “Destroy it!” they yelled. “Level it to the ground!”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).